Comments on: This year, my Stocking is half full. http://unaccomplishedangler.com/2009/12/this-year-my-stocking-is-half-full/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed Wed, 16 May 2012 18:47:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: admin http://unaccomplishedangler.com/2009/12/this-year-my-stocking-is-half-full/comment-page-1/#comment-313 admin Sun, 24 Jan 2010 22:56:19 +0000 http://unaccomplishedangler.com/?p=1351#comment-313 Whitefish Ed, Thanks for your thoughts. I'm hoping that Karma results in more hookups, and I'll take whatever I can get and be thankful. Although I'm still struggling to fully embrace suckers and squawfish ;) Whitefish Ed, Thanks for your thoughts. I’m hoping that Karma results in more hookups, and I’ll take whatever I can get and be thankful.
Although I’m still struggling to fully embrace suckers and squawfish ;)

]]> By: whitefish ed http://unaccomplishedangler.com/2009/12/this-year-my-stocking-is-half-full/comment-page-1/#comment-312 whitefish ed Sun, 24 Jan 2010 22:30:02 +0000 http://unaccomplishedangler.com/?p=1351#comment-312 congrats brother! you've seen a light that many still can't cuz they've rid themselves of eyesockets. good karma awaits you..and my freshwater bonefish buds will reward you! take a bow... congrats brother! you’ve seen a light that many still can’t cuz they’ve rid themselves of eyesockets. good karma awaits you..and my freshwater bonefish buds will reward you! take a bow…

]]> By: admin http://unaccomplishedangler.com/2009/12/this-year-my-stocking-is-half-full/comment-page-1/#comment-258 admin Tue, 29 Dec 2009 05:20:04 +0000 http://unaccomplishedangler.com/?p=1351#comment-258 Rebecca: Embrace the bottom shelf fish- my hunch is they're a heartier lot than the cool fish and will be around a lot longer. They may all we have to angle for in the future. Picture yourself one day swinging flies with your spey rod, hooking up with whitefish o'plenty! You'll thank me, on several accounts. No charge for this insight ; ) Rebecca: Embrace the bottom shelf fish- my hunch is they’re a heartier lot than the cool fish and will be around a lot longer. They may all we have to angle for in the future. Picture yourself one day swinging flies with your spey rod, hooking up with whitefish o’plenty! You’ll thank me, on several accounts. No charge for this insight ; )

]]> By: Rebecca http://unaccomplishedangler.com/2009/12/this-year-my-stocking-is-half-full/comment-page-1/#comment-257 Rebecca Tue, 29 Dec 2009 04:15:34 +0000 http://unaccomplishedangler.com/?p=1351#comment-257 Ahhh.... Damn. You took a big old drink right out of my glass half full of bottom fish snobbery. Do I have to like whitefish to be a well rounded fisherman? Truly? They are hard on flies you know with those tiny little mouths and I'm just positive they are fly hogs on the water and push perfectly respectable trout out of the way so they can grab my flies first. How about this, I'll ponder for the rest of the week the possibility of putting down on my New Years resolution list the concept of, "Be nicer to white fish in 2010" But sorry, I draw the line at suckers. I mean seriously, look at the picture! Nope. You can't guilt me into it. P.S. I got cornered by a Spey fisherman today. As he charmed it up and tried to talk me into a class, all I could picture was your sticker...... Ahhh….
Damn.
You took a big old drink right out of my glass half full of bottom fish snobbery. Do I have to like whitefish to be a well rounded fisherman? Truly? They are hard on flies you know with those tiny little mouths and I’m just positive they are fly hogs on the water and push perfectly respectable trout out of the way so they can grab my flies first.
How about this, I’ll ponder for the rest of the week the possibility of putting down on my New Years resolution list the concept of, “Be nicer to white fish in 2010″
But sorry, I draw the line at suckers. I mean seriously, look at the picture! Nope. You can’t guilt me into it.

P.S. I got cornered by a Spey fisherman today. As he charmed it up and tried to talk me into a class, all I could picture was your sticker……

]]> By: admin http://unaccomplishedangler.com/2009/12/this-year-my-stocking-is-half-full/comment-page-1/#comment-256 admin Mon, 28 Dec 2009 22:23:52 +0000 http://unaccomplishedangler.com/?p=1351#comment-256 The way I see it, Dave, we have to adapt as a matter of self preservation. The more species we embrace, the less the chance for damage to our self esteem. Enjoy the new 7 wt- may it bring you much happiness in 2010! The way I see it, Dave, we have to adapt as a matter of self preservation. The more species we embrace, the less the chance for damage to our self esteem. Enjoy the new 7 wt- may it bring you much happiness in 2010!

]]> By: Nerveracker http://unaccomplishedangler.com/2009/12/this-year-my-stocking-is-half-full/comment-page-1/#comment-255 Nerveracker Mon, 28 Dec 2009 18:19:32 +0000 http://unaccomplishedangler.com/?p=1351#comment-255 Kirk, I must say, that you have adopted the right attitude, my friend. Whether it be a whitey, a squaw, a bull, a steelhead, or a beautiful redside on the end of your line, we should all be thankful that there is something there to catch. We should look on it more as a gift rather than refuse. Hell, I've never been terribly picky when it comes to fishing. If I caught a whitey and a sucker, at least the skunk was off! And that meant more to me than actually catching a trout or the "targeted species". The last few weeks, I've been hitting the coastal streams pretty hard in search of the elusive winter steel. So far, it has been just that... elusive. New rod, reel, and line should be here this week. (retiring the 9' 6wt for a few months, replacing with a 10' 7wt for chasing winter chrome) I've missed a few fish, with no solid hookups. Maybe I can get this awful smell of 4 week chrome skunk off of me soon! Maybe this weekend? True enough, I would have been happy as a lark catching a whitefish or a coastal cut or at least something tugging at the end of my line. Winter Chrome is definitely land of 10000 casts, and really makes one appreciate those "hidden treasures" such as a squaw or a whitey or any other "undesirables" that might just be tugging at the other end of your line! I hope you and your family had a Merry Christmas, and are looking forward to a Happy New Year Merry Fishmas! Kirk, I must say, that you have adopted the right attitude, my friend. Whether it be a whitey, a squaw, a bull, a steelhead, or a beautiful redside on the end of your line, we should all be thankful that there is something there to catch. We should look on it more as a gift rather than refuse. Hell, I’ve never been terribly picky when it comes to fishing. If I caught a whitey and a sucker, at least the skunk was off! And that meant more to me than actually catching a trout or the “targeted species”. The last few weeks, I’ve been hitting the coastal streams pretty hard in search of the elusive winter steel. So far, it has been just that… elusive. New rod, reel, and line should be here this week. (retiring the 9′ 6wt for a few months, replacing with a 10′ 7wt for chasing winter chrome)
I’ve missed a few fish, with no solid hookups. Maybe I can get this awful smell of 4 week chrome skunk off of me soon! Maybe this weekend?
True enough, I would have been happy as a lark catching a whitefish or a coastal cut or at least something tugging at the end of my line. Winter Chrome is definitely land of 10000 casts, and really makes one appreciate those “hidden treasures” such as a squaw or a whitey or any other “undesirables” that might just be tugging at the other end of your line!
I hope you and your family had a Merry Christmas, and are looking forward to a Happy New Year

Merry Fishmas!

]]> By: admin http://unaccomplishedangler.com/2009/12/this-year-my-stocking-is-half-full/comment-page-1/#comment-254 admin Thu, 24 Dec 2009 17:48:44 +0000 http://unaccomplishedangler.com/?p=1351#comment-254 Bill, thanks for chiming in. I'm with you- when fishing for mythical creatures such as steelhead, we have to be optimistic. It is hope more often than hookups that keep us going back for more of the same. Good tidings upon you, sir- and yes indeed let's get out soon and test our optimism. Merry Christmas! Bill, thanks for chiming in. I’m with you- when fishing for mythical creatures such as steelhead, we have to be optimistic. It is hope more often than hookups that keep us going back for more of the same. Good tidings upon you, sir- and yes indeed let’s get out soon and test our optimism. Merry Christmas!

]]> By: FlyBill http://unaccomplishedangler.com/2009/12/this-year-my-stocking-is-half-full/comment-page-1/#comment-253 FlyBill Thu, 24 Dec 2009 17:04:30 +0000 http://unaccomplishedangler.com/?p=1351#comment-253 Very nice Itchy! I'm not always the glass if half full type of guy, but when it comes to chasing steel or anything that swims I find myself very optimistic! Just one more cast and I'm sure I'll have it dialed in! And I've done the same w/ whitefish in particular.. at least until I hooked one on the Yak last year that took four solid runs and was over 20"'s... Merry Fishmas to you and yours! And a Happy New Beer! Let's go fish when you have time! Very nice Itchy! I’m not always the glass if half full type of guy, but when it comes to chasing steel or anything that swims I find myself very optimistic! Just one more cast and I’m sure I’ll have it dialed in!

And I’ve done the same w/ whitefish in particular.. at least until I hooked one on the Yak last year that took four solid runs and was over 20″‘s…

Merry Fishmas to you and yours! And a Happy New Beer! Let’s go fish when you have time!

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